Web folding and associating device.



N0.-864,434. v PATENTBD AUG.- 27,1907.

' W. SCOTT. WEB FOLDING AND ASSOGIA'TING DEVICE.

APPLIDATION FILED NOV. 14, 1904.

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WEB'FOL'DING AND ASSOGI-ATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14. 190.4.-

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r warm see I 1 0% wmmww WALTER scorn-fore L B e it known thatI,"WA'1:."I '1':R' Soo'rr', a'citizen of the United States of America,and a resident of Plainfield,

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Union county, New Jersey, have invented certain new an'dusefullmplovernentsin Web Folding and Am tion'.

-ciati i1g Devices,.of-. whih the following is a specifica- .My in a ionrelates generally to web foldingaha,

assisting and its chief.,object is to avoid the necessity of websafterthey have been asso- To this end the invention comprises the features ofoonstruction'and';combinations.of parts hereinafter '-In theaccompanying dmwihg the '-invention"'is in a conciete'and preferredform, although its embodiment mayvary widely without departing from thespirit and. s'cope'ofvthe' invention I the am drawings; .1 is n endelevation of a'machine' embodying my invention. Fig. 2 a view looking inthe direction of the arrow 2 Fig, 1. 'Fig.

1 and anynumberof superposed. "webs desired .m of 1 andforthis 1 have81min a see-- 1.1d web as-.2 coming from anothercouple. cylinders .ofthe p i ting machine are arranged with the columns lengthwise of theaxis of the cylinder,v

5 is a detail view of the pasting mechanism adjacent to the formerfolders, partly broken away to facilitate ,the illustration thereof.Fig. 1: is a diagrammatic viewof the Web slwwinjgth'e relation of thematter. to the pastingtlines. Fig. E i's also a diagrammaticview"showing therelatifqneei the printed matter to the pastinglines and thecutting lines on the web. Similar characters ofreferenceindicatecorifespondinithedifierent views.

, l-indicates 'a'web' as it comes from aprintiniicouple,

' seda s? hem,- three'orfour'pageswide, as desired,"

Q four. iojll i h other insuccession aroundthe circumfersnceof thecylinders.

3 figh r pasting blade which mites pastefrom and-applies transverselines of paste to theinner sidsjof the web 1 the entire of theweb.

..'5is}- a -nother paste 'vblade'which receivesfrom the fountain 6andapplies a transverse line of onthe inner side of the web 2,' theentire width I a "of the web, I These lines ofpaste maybe eithercontinuoils or in the nature of dots or dashes;

i 12-. indicates a we fountain extending f the machine; 112 and 29 areblades which receive .their supply of paste from this fountain and app ytrans!- verse lines of pasteto' the outer side'of the web. 1;; The.pasts.-- blades 3, 5' and 29 apply. paste to each second ..of'tlie,printedwebs,'whichar themargms' to:

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with the The paste blade 12 applies a transverse Iir ieoi paste to everyfourth margin of the 1 web; that is to say, on every other margin,pasted by the pasting blade 3 for the purpose of pasting two sec.-

' Patented; as 27,1907;

tions of the web following each. othertogether to form a completesignature; The edges of all the pasters revolve at or about the samespeed as the webs of paper whilethey are in contact with them. p v

The two-webs meet as they travel overthe rollers 7,2 and. in th *pastedtogether.

l 8 indicates a former folder or. associator of a wellis way two or moresuperposed webs maybe v known construction for'folding or associatingthe right and left hand sections of the web passing over the same Asuitable slitter as 9 is located at a suitable point as adjacent to theroller 7, for slitting the web into two sections so that the saidsections may be associated by ;means of the former. 8 between the rolls:10 and 11. a If der, in this instance of a 'sizeequal to three lengthsof sheets to be cutoff} each sheet consisting of two pages, and isadapted tocoiiperate with the cutting cylinder 14 and the foldingcylinder 15. The cylinder 13 is'provided-in this instance with threefemale cutting grooves 16, 17 and 18 and with. three sets' of impalingpins-or other sheet devices, 19, 20a'nd 21,-

each located just in the rear of the female-cutting grooves or members.It is further provided with three creaser'blades 22, 23 and24adapted-tocofiperate with the 'nipper folders 25 on the cylinder 15 Thecylinder 14 is-provided'witli a male cutting member 14. The

are so arranged that only every other sh'eetor pack of sheets will befolded ofi cylinder li In case the web or webs printed are'mo're' thantwo =page's'wide, a seoond formerfolder as ,26 may be used adaptedtoassociate or .fold the wit or webs between and transferred tothe therol1s27 and 28, from. whence the webs pass over the rollers -"a'nd 31down the cylinder-13 where it is associated with theweb. coming from theformer 8.'

Thepaster 29 is suitably driven by means 'o'f'the gears 32 and. 33andismounted on the It will be" noticed that this shaft extends all theway across the former 26, and half way across the former 8, so that theblade may beloated so as to apply transverse lines of the hand sectionof theweb on 'its outersid e on the former 8, or to the left handsecthoweb on the former 26, also on its outer side.

.' 'lha'pasting;blade 12 5 operated by any suito'ble means as by theeccentric gears 35 and 36, which latter in turn ar'e driven by the gears37 and 38. Instead of having the pasting device 12 apply paste beforetheweb reaches theroller 7, it may be positioned so as to apply paste tothe web after it has passed over the said roller 7. In that case, theslittor might conveniently be located as indicated at 3Q. It will ofcourse be understood that if the slitter were located there when severalformers are used, it would still be necessaryto have a-slitter locatedadjacent to the roller 7 in order to slit the web into two sections onefor each .former folder. The formers and rollers over which the webpasses are suitably grooved in a well known manner to avoid rubbing offthe paste. Thus if the web is pasted before it reaches the roller 7,itis, necessary to provide the said roller with a longitudinal groove as40, butthat is only possible where the said roller 7 is amultiple of theprinting cylinders. Otherwise it is necessary to providoit withcircumferential groovesas 40.

41 indicates the grooves on the former folder to prevent the pastefromrubbing off in a well known manner. Likewise, the rollers 10 and llare provided with either circumferential grooves 42 or longitudinalgrooves 43 to prevent the paste from rubbing off while "the web ispassing between the said two rolls.

If desired, the pasting device which applies paste to the outer side ofa portion oi-the web on every fourth margin may be located so astosupply paste to the web after it has passed over the former folder.This is indicated in Fig. 2, where 44 indicates the pastor mounted onthe shaft 44? which is rocked by means of the lever 44* operated by thecam 44", so as to cause the said pastor to oscillate between thefountain 44 and the web. The parts could also be arranged in any'othermanner to effect the same result. I

Assuming now that the "webs 1 and 2 are two pages in width, they willthen, in their passage, receive transverse paste lines on every othermargin throughout their entire width on the inner side of the webs.These paste lines are indicated by a and b in the dia- 1 grams. When theweb 1 reaches the pastor 12, it will receive a transverse paste line onthe outer side of the drift hand portion of the Web. The webs 1 and 2inportion of the web will be exposed adjacent to thecylbeunderstood'thatevery other sheet or pack of sheets cut off by thecylinders 13 and 14 will be" unpasted so far as its outer surfaceis-concerned, while every other sheet or pack of sheets will be pastedon its outer surface or on the'surface adjacent to the cylinder 13. As

senses previously stated, the parts are so arranged that only everyother sheet or pack of sheets will be ioldedoff and transferred to thefolding cylinder 15:" The unpasted sheets or pack of sheets which arecut off between the cylinders 13 and 14 are carried around and .70transferred back by the cylinder 13 until it meets the pasted portion ofthe web, the said pasted portion of the web then being associated withthe unpasted sheot.or pack of sheets and cut off into a shooter pack ofsheets of the same size as the sheot previously cutoff, and '75 both arethen carried around by the cylinder 13 and folded off on thecylinder'15. 1 "If the web is three pages wide, a portion of the webwill pass over the former folder 26, and in that instance the pastingdevice 29 will be used. This pasting dovice 29 may supply paste eitherto the outside oi the righthand portion of the web passing overtheformer folder 8, or'it may supply paste to the outside oi the portion ofthe web passing over the former folder 261 Or the said pasting devicecould supply paste to both the outside of the right hand portion of the.web passing over the former folder 8, and to the outside of the portionof the Web passing over the former folder 2G, and

-this transverse paste line applied by the pastor 29 -Will paste thewebs togetheras they are associated between the cylinders 13 and 14where both the webs coming from the former folder 8and the web comingfrom the former folder 26 will be cut off together-into sheet lengths.

If the web is-throe pages wide and there is no .web on the right handportion of the former folder 26, then no paste should be applied to theinner side oi the web 2 by the pastor. 5, inasmuch as this paste lineserves .to paste the right and left hand sections of the web passingover the same former folder togethen Ii,.on the other hand, the web isfour pages wide, then paste would-be applied by the pastor 5 to thatportion of theweb which passes over the former folder 26. In this case,theaction aiter the two portions of the web are associated between therolls 2? and 28, will be the same as 1.05 previously described, and theaction of theparts on the two webs coming from thetwoiormer ioldcrs,after they meet between the cylinders 13 and 14, will be the same aspreviously described.

Some of the elements, such as the slitters,and pastors, 1 10 have beenshown to a very large extent diagrammatically, but inasmuch as theseelements are so well known in the art, it is not thought necessary toelaborate the illustration oi the same. I

Theword former should be construed to mean any folder or angle bar oranyassociator .or half of a former,

andthe word webT should, be construed to mean either a web or a portionof a web.

The words outerside and inner side as used in connection with the pastelines applied to the webs are of course purely relative in their nature,for if the arrangement of the parts were changed, the paste lines: couldbe reversed or placed on the other side-oithe web. The claims should beconstrued accordingly./'

What is claimed is: v

1. The cbmbination of means for applying paste in in transverse line toevery fourth successive margin of a web. means for severing' the saidweb in two-page sheet lengths so that every other sheet severed has :1transverse paste line in the margin forming the center of the hook, and13% whereby every other sheet severed is unpusted, and means fortransferring the unpasted sheet cut from the said web back to the pastedportion of the web and associating the two together.

versely to the inner surface ofa web in every other succes' sive margin,means for associating two portions of the web, means for applying pastein a transverse line to every fourth-successive margin of the web on oneof the outer surfaces thereof, means for severing the said web portionsin two-page sheet lengths so that every other sheet severed has atransverse paste line in the margin forming the center of the hook,and'whereby every, other sheet severed is unpasted, and means fortransferring the unpastedsheet cut from the said web portions-back tothe'pasted portion of the web and associating the two together.

3. The combination of means for applying paste transversely to the innersurface of a web in every other successive margin, means forslitting theweb, means for associating the slit portions of the web, means forapplying paste in a transverse line in every fourth successive margin of.-the web 'on one of the outer surfaces thereof, means for severing thesaid web portions in two-page sheet lengths so that every other sheetsevered has a transverse paste line in the margin forming the center ofthe book, and-- whereby every other sheet severedv is unpasted, andmeans for transferring the unpasted' sheet cut from the said webportions back to the pasted portion of the 'web and a'ssoback to anouter pasted portion eiating the two together.

' 4. The combination'of means for applying paste in a transverse line tothe inner surface of a web, means for applying. paste in a transverseline to the outer surface of -a portion of the web, means for slittingthe web longitudinally,'means for bringing the slit portions of the webtogether, means .for severing the web, and means for trans ferring anunpasted sheet cut from the said webback to a pasted portionb'f the weband associating them together.

5. The combination of means for applying a transverse line of paste' tothe inner surface of a web, means for slitting the web longitudinally,means for bringing the slit portions of the web together,- means-forapplying a trans- "verse line of paste to the outer surface of one ofthe por- 6, The combination of means for associating a-plurality ofwebs, means between said websfor applying paste to one of them along atransverse line, means for slitting said webs longitudinally, means forapplying paste along a transverse line to the outer, surface ofone'portion of the webs, means for severing the webs, and meansfortransferring a packof sheets having an unpasted outer surface of thewebs and associating them together. 1

7. The combination of means forassociating a plurality "of webs, meansbetween said webs for applying paste to one of them along a transverseline, means for slitting said webs, means for applying paste along atransverse line to the outer surface of one portion of the webs, cuttingandcollecting meansfor "severing the said webs tr'ans-. versely intosheets and for transferring back a pack of sheets whose outer surface isunpasted' to a web, whose outer surface is pasted, and associatingthemtogether. i

8. The combination of means for associating a plurality of webs, meansfor applying paste-in. transverse lines to the webs so that=by slittingthe webs longitudinally and by bfinging the slit portions together allthe slit portions for applying transverse lines of paste to eachfourthsuc- "cessive margin of the outer surfaceof one portion of the web,means forcutting the webs transversely, and means .for associating theout portion whose outer surface is' unpastcd with the posted portion ofthe webw of means forapplying. a transverse- 10. The combination ofmsansfor applying a. transverse line of paste to each second margin onthe inner side of printed webs, means for associating the webs, meansfor slitting the webs, means for associating the slit portions of thewebs, means for applying transverse lines arm ,to each fourth successivemargin of the outer surface of one portion of the webs, means for'cutting the webs translines in every second margin, and means forassociating. the nnpasted cut portion withthe pasted portion of the web.a

11. Thecombination of means -line :of paste toeach second margin on theinner side of a printed web, means for associating the several portionsof the webs, means for applying transverse lines of .paste to eachfourth successive margin of the outer surface of one portionof the web,means for cutting the webs transverselyin every other margin alternatingwith the paste lines applied to each second margin, and means forassociating the unpasted cut portion with the pasted portion offthe-web.

12. The combination of means for applying a transverse line of paste toeach second margin on the inner side of i a printed web, means forassociating the several portions of the web, means for. applying.transverse lines of paste to each fourth successive margin oi, the outersurface transversely in every other margin alternating with-the. pastelines applied to each second margin, and means for associatingsuccessive cuts of the same web'together.

13. The combination of means for applying transverse paste lines to e chsecond margin on thef-inner side of of the webs, means for applyingtransverse lines of paste to one outside portion of the web, a cuttingandcollecting cylinder located on that side of the web having atranscylinder for cooperating. with the said cutting and associatingcylnder. I

14. The combination of a longitudinal former, a second longitudinalformer, a slitter interposed between the two formers, means for applyingtransverse lines of paste to every fourth; successive margin on theoutside ofone' portion of one of the webs, means for asso atihg thewebs, means for severing the associated webs transversely, and means fortransferring a pack of sheets whose outer surface is unpas'ted back tois pasted portion of the webs an d associating it therewith.

" a 15. 'The combination of a longitudinal .folder, means for slittingthe web, means for applying a transverse l'inejof paste to the outersurface of one of the portions of the web before slitting, and means fortrani erring an nnpasted sheet cut from the said web back to a pastedportion of, the web and associating it therewith.

16. The combination ,of-means for applying paste in a applying paste in.a transverse line to the outer surface 'of a-portion ofthe webbeforeslitting, means for slitting the web longitudinally, means forbringingthe,slit por transferring an unpasted sheet cut from the said web backto apasted portion of the web and associating them together.

17. The combination of means for applying a transverse line of paste tothe inner surface'of a web, means for trans-verse line of paste to theouter surface of one of the'portions of the web before slitting,collecting means arranged to conduct an unpasted sheet cut from the saidweb back to a pasted portion of the web and' associating the twotogether.

ralityqof webs, means between said webs for applyingpaste toms of themalongi a transverse lineymeans for slitting said webs longitudinally,means for applying paste along a transverse line to the outer surface ofone portion of the webs before slitting, and'means for trainforring apack' of sheots'whooo outer surface illun'puhd versely on every othermargin alternating with the paste for-applying a transverse I of oneportion of'the web, means for cutting the webs" printed-webs, in one forassociating :the webs, means for slitting the webs, means forassociating the slit portions verse paste line on every fourth margin,'and'a cutting? -transverse line to the inner surface of a web, means.for.

tions of the web together, and means for cutting'and slitting the weblongitudinally, means for bringing the slit' portions of the webtogether, means for applying a 18. The combination of means forassociating a pinback to a pasted portion of the web and associatingthem together.

19. The combination of meansfor associating a pinrality of webs, meansbetween. said webs for applying paste to one voi? them. along atransverse line, means for slitting said webs longitudinally, means forapplying paste along a transverse line to the outer surface of oneportion of the webs before slitting, means for severing said webstransversely i'nto sheets, and means'.for assoing the webs transverselyinto sheets and means for transferring the sheets'whose outer surface isunpasted back to a pasted portion of the web and associating themtogether. 4

21. The combination of means for applying 'a transverse line of paste toeach second margin of printed ,webs on their inner side, means -forassociating the ,webs, means for slitting the webs, means forassociating the slit portions of the web, means for applying transverselines of paste to each fourth successive margin of the outer surface ofone portion of the web, before slitting, means for,

cutting the webs transversely, and means for associating the unpastedcut portion with the pasted portion of the web. 1 I I .22. Thecombination of means for applying a transverse line 01! paste to eachsecond margin of printed webs,

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means for associating the webs, means for slitting the webs, means forassociating the slit portions of the webs, means for applying atranssqer'se line of paste to each fourth successive margin of the outersurface of one'portion of the web before slitting, means for cutting thewebs transversely, means for. associating the u'npasted cut portion withthe posted portionof the web,jand means for folding the associated cutsheets.

23. The combination of means 1'01- applying transverse lines of paste toeach second margin 01 the printed webs on their inner sides, means forassociating the ebs, means for slitting the webs, means for associatingth slit portions ot=the webs, means tor applying transverse linesofpaste to one outside portion of the webs before slitting in everyfourth margin thereof, a cutting and associating cyiinder'located onthat side of the web having thetransverse paste lines on every vfourthmargin, nndtacutting.

cyll nderfor coiiperating'with the said cutting and asso- 24. Thecombination of a longitudinal former, a second longitudinal former, aslitter interposed between the twoforiners, means forlapplylngtransverse lines of paste to every fourth successive margin onthe'outside of one portion of one of the webs, before; slitting, meansfor severingthe said associated webs transversely and inenns fortransferring a pack of sheets whose outer surface is unpasted back to apasted portion of the'web and associating them together, I v v Signed atNew York. thisbth day of November, 1904;

'WALTER sco'r'r.

Witnesses:

A. W. BEEKER, JOHN H. lIAznLTON.

